The Delta independent., 1887-06-28
VICTORIA'S JUBILEE.
The Honors Paid by Britain to Her
Finy-Year Queen.

LONDON, June 21.-The first day of
the tifty-frst year Of the reign of Queen
Victoria opened with perfect summer
weather. Thousands of people who yester-
day selected locations along the route of to-
days procession in order to retain them oc-
cupied them all night A steady stream of
carriages and pedestrians poured constant
ly all night through the city from all direc
tions toward the West End, and at o'clock
the line Of route was a compact mass OF
people Everybody, despite the crowding,
manifested the utmost good humo..
TIE scene At Westminster Abbey was
most brilliant Every seat was filled and
every person present was distinguished
parsonage. 1t seemed ss if every locality
the world over had sent one or more OF its
representative persensses 10 do honor to
Rngland's Queen.
There was never probably in nodet.;:
times, assembled under one roof, an au.
dience so well and so brilliantly arranged.
Every man present who was entitled to
wear uniform or decorations had both on,
and when this audience was all seated the
scene presented was Incompatible.
When the Marquis of Salisbury and Mr..
Gladstone entered Westminster Abbey,
they were both cheered. Many lords and
ladies were so anxious to fecure their po-
sitions that they came without breakfast
ing. 1t was strange sight to see TASKS
and sandwiches eXchangedin such crowd
and eagerly used by the numberless aris-
tocrats who were unable to withstand their
hunger or thirst This business, when ad-
ded to the hum at times seemed irreverent,
even on jubilee day, at Westminster.
The line of the procession from Bucking-
ham Palace to Westmin ster Abbey was as
follows: From the Palace portals along
Constitution HUI. Piccadilly. Regent
street. Waterloo Place. Pail Mall, East,
Cockspur street, Northumberland avenue,
the Thames embankment, Bridge street to
the abbey. The line of the route was kept
by nearly 10000 troops, representing all
branches OF the service, in addition to coo
boys from the naval training ships, who
were drawn up at the base Of Nelson's
monument. In addition TO the military
many thousands OF police, both mounted
and on foot. were on duty.
The first OF the royal procession WAS CON-
posed Of Indian Princes and few minor
German Princes.
A few minutes before Ii o'clock the sec
ond part of the procession left. This was
composed of some fifteen carriages, the oc-
cupants being the King of Denmark, the
King OF Belgium, the King of Saxony. the
King OF the HelIenes, the Crown Prince of
Austria. the Crown Prince OF Portugsl the
Crown Prince o. Greece, Prince George OF
Greece, the Crown Princess OF Austria, and
the Grand Duke Of Mecklenburg Steiltz.
This part was also well received by the
people. 1t helped to keep the way open TO
the abbey and exercised the peys>lp enthu-
siasm OF the vast multitude.
PunctualIy at II Is a. m. the Queen in an
open carriage emerged from the palace
gale and at the sight OF her thousands of
voices were lifted up in cheers, the applause
being accompanied by the music of many
military bands stationed. in front OF the
palace.
The eight horses that drew Her Majesty 5
carriage were cream-colored. The Queen
rode facing the horses and sat alone. The
Princess of Wales, the Princess Victoria,
the Queens oldest child and the wife of the
Crown Prince of Germany, occupied the
other seat facing her Majesty.
The Princes who rode as sn escort to the
carriage went in the following order, three
abreast: The Grand Duke Sergius Of Rus
sis, Prince Albert Victor Of Wales, and
Prince William OF Prussia; Prince Henry
of Prussia, Prince George OF Wales and
the hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse: the
Prince OF Sa1e-Meinincen, Prince Chris
tian Victor OF Schleswig- -lIolstein and
Prince Louis Of Battenburg; Prince Chris
tsn OF Schleswig- Holstein, the Crown
Prince Of Germany and the Grand Duke of
Hesse.
Two abreast: Prince Henry Of Batten-
burg and the Marquis Of Lorne, the Duke
of Connaught and the Prince of Wales.
The Duke Of Edinburgh rode alone. This
escort, composed as it was entirely of sons,
sons. Flaw and srandsons Of the Queen,
all brilliantly uniformed and riding mag
nifcentiy capartsoned horses, presented n
splendid spectacle and inspired enthusiasm
everywhere.
All along the route as the Queen came in
sight the cheering started up afresh and
when she had proceeded a short distance 1t
became q mighty roar. The Queen was
manifestly delighted and her face wore a
constant smile. She bowed and thanked the
people, and whenever she recognized any
body she fairly beamed with joy. Over her
black costume the Queen wore white lace
gown; her bonnet was of white netting or
lace, with an inwrought coronet OF dia
monds, The procession was closed up by
parties of the Life Guards and Indian
troops.
The procession slowly made its way un-
ill Wellington Arch was reached and then
the first introduction to London streets en-
sued. Emerging from Wellington Arch.
the first to greet the Queen were GONZALES.
cent patients and others at st. Georges
Hospital, which was packed from basement
to roof, seats having been erected for
many thousands over the root Of the hospi-
tai.
1t was not until Devonshirs House was
reached that the Queen realized the grand
preparations which had been made to greet
her. Here the Marquis Of Harrington had
had spacious gallery erected, from which
many hundreds of Eaily dressed ladies
waved their handksrchiefs and cheered II
Queen. From this point to westninstel
Abbey every poiut Of vantage had beer
sei,ed by the contractors \, fix seats. The
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